What is the difference between Warm Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 22 (loose). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Brown vs Beasty Brown

Warm Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S09
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2e (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Warm Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Warm Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Warm Brown.

Can I use Warm Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Brown is a little darker, much more muted.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Warm Brown on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Brown

Warm Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Warm Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Warm Brown vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Orange Brown (S27)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Brown
Beasty Brown vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Warm Brown
Beasty Brown vs Bright Shadow Flesh (S41)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Warm Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents